Al Khubairat outlast Choueifat in group B

Abu Dhabi: The British School Al Khubairat defeated the International School of Choueifat in the Under 16 Lifebuoy Abu Dhabi inter-school cricket tournament throwing group B wide open.

Patrick Hyde bowled Al Khubairat to victory after claiming the prized wicket off Choueifat captain Dan D'Souza and the last two wickets to skittle out them for 102. Choueifat fell short by 18 runs while chasing Al Khubairat's 120 for six at the ADCC grounds on Saturday, an Abu Dhabi Cricket Council press release said.

Dan D'Souza (34) and Alan D'Souza (20) had put on 58 for the fourth wicket, and they were cruising at 82 for two until the run out of the latter batsman triggered a sensational collapse. Tim Cossins took two wickets in quick succession before Hyde produced the final blow to return with three for 14 from four overs.

In another match, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Pakistan School notched up their second win to join Choueifat on four points and head the table on a superior run rate.

Inayat Aamer stroked a breezy 70 off 35 deliveries for his side to post 178 and Wajid Khan took three for 16 from four overs to restrict Indian Islahi Islamic School to 127 for nine as the Pakistan school emerged winners by 51 runs.

Brief scores: British School-Al Khubairat bt International School of Choueifat by 18 runs

Al Khubairat: 120 for 6 in 25 overs (Luc Jones 28, Hamza Qureshi 3-10)

Choueifat: 102 all out in 24 overs (Dan D'Souza 34, Alan D'Souza 20, Nick White 2-21, Uzair Khan 2-10, Tim Cossins 2-13, Patrick Hyde 3-14)

Man of the Match: Patrick Hyde.

Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Pakistan School bt Indian Islahi Islamic School by 51 runs. Pakistan School: 178 all out in 23.5 overs (Arsalan Butt 24, Ikram Uddin 25, Inayat Aamer 70, Fadal Abdul Majeed 2-23, Jasmeet Singh 2-39, Pradeep Kumar 2-15, Yasin Ali 2-3)

Indian Islahi: 127 for 9 in 25 overs (Wajid Khan 3-16, Ahmad Yousuf 2-6)

Man of the Match: Inayat Aamer.